Rear Bumper 74 ?
Racer
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: NAPLES FLORIDA
its obviously a fiberglass replacement?....and if so...how is it flexing?
here is a pic of mine - pre clear - once it is attached it is fairly rigid and hardly moves at all - even in the center at the split.....
here is a pic of mine - pre clear - once it is attached it is fairly rigid and hardly moves at all - even in the center at the split.....
Race Director
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From: Wellington, FL
St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q...=Bumper005.jpg
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q...=Bumper002.jpg
This is what supports you should have under the bumper cover.
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q...=Bumper002.jpg
This is what supports you should have under the bumper cover.
Last edited by Jud Chapin; May 27, 2008 at 11:55 PM.
Racer
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From: CA
The only thing that holds the bumber on are the 18 10-32 bolts
around the lip that bolts to the body that I know of.
glassman74
Heel & Toe
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From: Waterloo Iowa
My fiberglass cover on my 74 flexed in the bottom crnter. There are two angle braces that attach to the bottom of the license plate area and angle up and forward to a frame cross member. Its different than the illustration of the 75 posted by Jud Chapin.
Race Director
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From: Wellington, FL
St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q...=Bumper005.jpg
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q...=Bumper002.jpg
This is what supports you should have under the bumper cover.
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q...=Bumper002.jpg
This is what supports you should have under the bumper cover.
Melting Slicks
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From: Engineers do it better.
You can buy some flat steel or alum strips (1" wide) and drill some holes (slots prefered) and bend into proper angle. That's what I did after my fiber ones broke.
Le Mans Master
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From: Austin TX
You need these:
http://www.volvette.com/Merchant2/me...Category_Code=
Don't drive without them. I trashed the bumper on my '74 because
they were missing and I didn't know about them.
http://www.volvette.com/Merchant2/me...Category_Code=
Don't drive without them. I trashed the bumper on my '74 because
they were missing and I didn't know about them.
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Team Owner
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These two bumper braces are unique to the 1974.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...4&dept_id=1497
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...4&dept_id=1497
Last edited by Paul L; May 28, 2008 at 01:29 PM.
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...actually, because of the way the '74 taillights are mounted independently of the rear bumper itself, the '74 rear bumper replacement is much easier to do than the '75 to '82 cars are.
